Inspection Detail
Inspection: 18818872 - D.L.D. Associates Limited Partnership
Inspection Information - Office: Department Of Labor, Licensing, And Regulation Division Of Labor And Industry Maryland Occupational Safety And Health
Site Address:
D.L.D. Associates Limited Partnership
7401 Assateague Drive
Jessup, MD 20794
Mailing Address:
, , 00000
Union Status: NonUnion
SIC:7542
NAICS: 0
Inspection Type: FollowUp
Scope: Partial
Advanced Notice: N
Ownership: Private
Safety/Health: Health
Close Conference: 08/03/1988
Emphasis:
Case Closed: 10/24/1988
| Type | Activity Nr | Safety | Health |
|---|---|---|---|
| Accident | 360617518 | ||
| Inspection | 18857938 |
| Violations/Penalties | Serious | Willful | Repeat | Other | Unclass | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Initial Violations | 1 | 1 | 2 | |||
| Current Violations | 1 | 1 | 2 | |||
| Initial Penalty | $695 | $0 | $980 | $0 | $0 | $1,675 |
| Current Penalty | $520 | $0 | $735 | $0 | $0 | $1,255 |
| FTA Penalty | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 |
| # | Citation ID | Citaton Type | Standard Cited | Issuance Date | Abatement Due Date | Current Penalty | Initial Penalty | FTA Penalty | Contest | Latest Event | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | 01001 | Repeat | 09123503 A 4 B | 09/29/1988 | 10/02/1988 | $735 | $980 | $0 | I - Informal Settlement | ||
| 2. | 02001A | Serious | 09123503 A 4 CII | 09/29/1988 | 10/02/1988 | $520 | $695 | $0 | I - Informal Settlement | ||
| 3. | 02001B | Serious | 09123503 A 5 D | 09/29/1988 | 10/02/1988 | $0 | $0 | $0 | - |
Investigation Summary
At approximately 5:45 p.m. on May 7, 1988, Employee #1 went inside a 6,500 gallon tank car to clean it. He was using a scraper to remove stuck on, paint-like residue from the sides of the tank. Employee #1 left the tank car to retrieve a cleaning solvent called Presolve 1900 that would speed up this time-consuming process. He went back down into the tank car and began swishing the solvent on the sides of the tank. A few minutes later, Employee #1 was overcome by solvent vapors and passed out. The standby man was washing the tank's exterior. It took him 5 to 7 minutes to wash one side of the tank car, during which time he had no communication with Employee #1. After he had finished washing one side of the tank, he went to the top of the tank to check on Employee #1, who he found lying at the bottom of the tank car. The standby went to get help. Company personnel entered the tank and pulled Employee #1 out. Emergency help arrived and Employee #1 was taken to a hospital, where he was treated for asphyxiation and chemical burns to his back and then released. Employee #1 was not wearing either a safety harness and gear or a respirator. In addition, he did not test the tank's atmosphere for oxygen deficiency before he entered and was not in immediate and constant communication with the standby man.
Keywords: OXYGEN DEFICIENCY, ASPHYXIATED, VAPOR, CONFINED SPACE, WORK RULES, CLEANING, SAFETY BELT, TOXIC FUMES, TANK, RESPIRATOR
| # | Inspection | Age | Sex | Degree of Injury | Nature of Injury | Occupation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 18818872 | Hospitalized injury | Asphyxia | Supervisors, cleaning and building service workers |
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